Wednesday, December 23, 2015

The fat man wiggled and
slithered down the chimney as if boneless. He popped out of the
fireplace with a merry laugh. A puff of soot surrounded him and
transformed to sparkling dust as it drifted to the floor.

Bobbo the cat started out of
his nap and hissed. His gray fur stood on end and his claws dug into
the couch cushion. He raced behind the sofa in a flurry of hairballs.

From the sleigh on the roof,
an elf in a green cap flipped a switch for the camera. “CA-23 entry
successful.”

The radio response was crisp
as the new fallen snow. “Roger that, CA-23. How's he looking,
Evert?”

“Doing
good. No chimney damage. He's placing the presents under the tree
right now.” Evert leaned back, breathing in the cold night air. The
images on the screen bobbed as Santa bent and set the many gifts out
for the large family of six. “I think we got this one right.”

"Let's
hope. Finn's still trying to repair the roof from CA-22's mishap.”

“The
mishap was letting Finn pilot anything.” Evert snorted. “But
since his father has more stripes on his cane than the rest of us, he
gets to do what he wants.”

Santa nabbed a sugar cookie
from a plate and stuffed it in his mouth. He hummed and chewed as he
started on the stockings. His beard caught the crumbs and sifted them
out to appear on the empty plate.

"At
least he made Finn do the repairs himself. Maybe he won't ask for his
own team next year.”

Evert chuckled. “Yeah, let
him stick with cleaning up after the reindeer.”

As if he'd heard the joke,
Santa's belly jiggled as he giggled and packed the treats into the
last stocking. He then continued to stick stuffers into a nearby vase
and potpourii dish.

"Crap.”
Evert straightened and pressed a few buttons on the dashboard. With
no response from Santa, he tried another set. “Hugo, we have a
stuffing problem.”

Santa moved on to the chair,
ripping open a pillow and filling it with gifts.

"Just
stuffed some pillows. Moving on to a potted plant.” Evert's fingers
danced over the controls.

Dirt and leaves splatted
against the wallpaper.

"Have
you tried telling him his job is complete? Or the adult out-of-sight
escape command?”

"Both.
He's not responding to either. It keeps saying his work is in
progress.” Evert growled and hit a fist on the screen. “Come on,
Santa. You're done!”

Santa bent and reached down to
pick up something.

"The
cat! He's going to stuff the cat!” Evert sent the commands again as
Hugo frantically yelled over the radio.

Bobbo screeched and kicked,
but the gloved hand had a firm hold of him. The other hand raised up,
full of peppermints and chocolates wrapped in shiny red paper.

Evert slapped his hand on a
large red button. The gleam in Santa's eyes blinked out, and he fell
backward on the coffee table. The cat tore free and raced out of the
room.

"Situation
averted.” Evert groaned and rested his head against the screen.
“CA-23 has been shut down.”

"Roger
that.” Hugo sighed. “Clean up. A replacement is already on his
way.”

A cold wind kicked up the snow
and sent it spiraling upwards. The reindeer stomped impatiently.
Evert could sympathize. When Santa had been alive, it had never been
like this. Deliveries were made quickly and efficiently. No good
child was ever forgotten.

"What
make? Please tell me it's one of the Mistletoe line. At least the
only bug they've exhibited is kissing too many surprised mothers.”

"Nope,
the closet available is one of the Snowman clones.” Hugo
replied, the apology clear in his tone.

"Great.”
Evert grumbled and slid out of his comfortable seat. “He better
finish our route before he melts. Team CA-23 leaving the sleigh for
clean-up.”

Monday, December 21, 2015

Raised
by an overly protective wulfkin pack, Daciana leaps at the chance to
venture into the human world for her one-year independence ritual. But
after someone steals the endangered bear cubs she’s been assigned to
protect, she must locate them or lose her job and return home in
disgrace. The sexy inspector on the case isn’t making this any easier.
He knows nothing of her kind, and wulfkin rules forbid relationships
with humans.

Newly
divorced Inspector Connell Lonescu trusts no one but himself. He’s
convinced relationships are a waste of time and thinks burying himself
in work will ease the pain. Yet he’s attracted to the gorgeous and
mysterious Daciana, even if there’s something slightly odd about her.
Can Connell learn to trust the sexy but secretive woman?

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Friday, December 18, 2015

1. I had a bump in my writing this week because a nasty headache told me to nap Wednesday afternoon. I'm about 4000 words away from finishing my novella. I'm going to try to NaNo sprint today and finish it before my son's Christmas break starts.

2. Christmas break is where I'll be headed, too, for the next two weeks. We stay at home, but I'm planning lots of fun family and friend activities including going to an indoor waterpark and the exotic cat rescue center. I have a couple of posts coming next week. One of them a flash fiction story gift to you from me!

3. I'm over halfway done watching Daredevil on Netflix. LOVE it. Dark and intriguing and the villain! I really like what they did with Wilson Fisk (Kingpin). That is the sort of story I want to write... and have HBO or AMC or Netflix make into a show!

4. My son is bringing candy canes in today for school to give out to his class. Yesterday, I asked him if he would like to make a craft out of it and dress up the canes like reindeer. He gave me this look that was ten years too old for him and said, "I'm in elementary school now, mama. We like candy canes without the costumes."

5. However you're spending this holiday season, enjoy! Have a very merry Christmas and I'll see you in 2016. It's going to be an amazing year.

Wednesday, December 16, 2015

My mom still buys stockings and stuffs them for my brother and I. My husband is very appreciative of this because that means he doesn't have to do it! Mostly she fills it with toiletries, treats, socks, and notebooks.

If I could choose what Santa put into my stocking, it would be books. (And chocolate!) While I do love paper books, I could get more if I had an electronic stocking to stuff with ebooks. I've read over 100 books this year and the great majority of them were on my Kindle.

Here's your chance to stuff your digital stocking! Mary Pax is hosting the Stuff Your Stocking Event. There are 17 free ebooks from MG to YA to comics and fantasy and sci-fi and paranormal romance. Even a cookbook! Plus there's a giveaway for a $40 gift card. Click on the link and give yourself some gifts.

Included in the event is your chance to get either The 13th Floor Complete Collection or Of Blood and Sorrow. All you have to do is join my newsletter. See that handy dandy little widget on the right of my blog? Just type your email address in and jingle-jingle! You can pick either ebook in whatever format you need.

Tawa also wants me to remind you that Fearless is always free. So many readers have expressed their love for her (and the story!) over the years, I might be posting a new Fearless story on Wattpad next year. Either a prequel to this one or a tale about another Fearless warrior.

Monday, December 14, 2015

Joss
Olstad wins the fight to switch from her private school to a public
high to “find her pieces” she lost when the Indian artist father
she never knew died. There, Joss struggles with a slutty friend, who
flirts with her new love; Indian Culture Club girls who press her on
her past, as well as her stoner mother’s lies back at home. Armed
only with her handmade heart boxes that hold private messages, Joss’s
search for identity leads her to a scary industrial section of
Queens, and a shocking family secret that changes everything.

My review:
Joss Olstad found private school stale and stifling. As she starts at a public high school, she's determined to find herself amidst the diverse student population. Her hopes begin to crumble as one friend flirts with her boyfriend, the other Indiana girls act judgmental, and her hippie mother refuses to tell her anything about her father. Joss is losing herself even as she trying to find herself. A school project draw out the secret wishes of her heart, and she dares risk everything by going to discover a family secret that will either tear her world apart or make it whole.

This is my favorite young adult novel from Catherine Stine. It's an amazingly written story of a teenage girl trying to build her identity. Joss feels she cannot because she never knew her father or any of his history or family. I loved reading Joss' struggles in trying to find out who she is and how this helped her bloom into someone she did not expect. It's all at once genuine, sweet, heart wrenching, and wondrous. Sensational characterization and a tremendously moving story.

What a fantastic book for teens and adults. This should be on everyone's must read list!

Friday, December 11, 2015

1. It's been another great writing week. I finished one novella and started on another. Yes, it might seem like I'm writing super fast, but these stories are already finished in my head. They're not that long. If I can get 2000 words in a day, I can finish this last one before the end of next week.

2. All my regular TV shows are on hiatus. Now I can finally finish watching Daredevil on Netflix and all those films I've wanted to see on DVD. Any recommendations of a new movie I should watch?

3. My son built a gingerbread house this week. Every year for the past five years, we've done this, and every year more icing goes into his mouth than on the house!

4. I've been doing some cleaning on my Twitter account lately. If you have an account, how often do you update the profile and unfollow tweeps who are inactive, spamming, or aren't following you?

5. The cats have settled in and learned my schedule. Since sitting on the keyboard or my lap isn't an option while I'm writing, one shelf on my desk has become the cat corner. I had to empty most of the stuff out of there except the secret candy stash box (which is empty) and the sonic screwdriver (even kitties dream of meeting the Doctor). We're all cozy and happy. We'll see what the cats think when we get a Christmas tree! Have a wonderful weekend.

Wednesday, December 9, 2015

I don't just mean writing for Christmas holidays. I'm talking about any holiday. Groundhog Day to Easter to Halloween.

That specific time of year rolls around and writers get inspired to write about it. Write when the inspiration hits. Holidays bring up a lot of powerful emotions and memories. There is a ton of inspiration strolling around, too, like the Krampus. Use it to your advantage.

Yet there is one problem with writing a holiday themed story on that holiday: it will be too late to publish it for that time of year once you're done.

The way I've dealt with that problem is to push my muse ahead six months holiday-wise. I've already written a couple of Valentine's Day stories and one Easter piece. I'll start in on some summer stories next month.

This way, I have holiday themed stories set to send out to various venues with plenty of time to rise up in the slush piles and be seen by editors with still a few months to spare before the holiday itself. I send Christmas stories out in June and July. Publishers usually get loads of those ones.

And yes, I do get inspired to write seasonal tales during those particular times of year. It just means I have to sit on them a little longer before submitting. As I said, write when the inspiration hits, but submit with enough time for an editor to get to your story and comfortably fit you in their schedule.

Monday, December 7, 2015

Graduate
student Lizzie Petrie feels more comfortable around books than
people. Although an expert in the Hitler Youth, she’s a novice in
love. Her former lesbian lover is blackmailing her, and not even
those closest to Lizzie know the full story of their abusive
relationship.

When
visiting high school English teacher Sarah crosses Lizzie’s path at
the campus, their attraction is instant, but not without
complications. As they start to spend more time together, suspicions
arise from both women in this sexy piece of LGBT fiction.

Plenty
of good-natured teasing takes place between lovers as well as between
PhD students in this lesbian contemporary romance. No relationship
path ever runs smoothly, and oftentimes, those who can’t keep their
mouth shut hasten necessary confrontation.

Lizzie
finds herself buried in a mess of lies in this romantic comedy. The
harder she tries to keep Sarah and the rest of her friends from
finding out the truth about her first girlfriend, the more
endearingly clueless she becomes.

T.
B. Markinson is an American writer, living in England. When she isn’t
writing, she’s traveling the world, watching sports on the telly,
visiting pubs, or taking the dog for a walk. Not necessarily in that
order.

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“Well,
well, well. What do we have here?” If Meg hadn’t been standing
right in front of me, I would have recognized her snide tone, even
despite the fact that she’d dyed her once-blonde hair a rich, fiery
red. “Getting drunk on a school night. Shame on you, Lizzie. What
would Dr. Marcel say?” Meg’s companion helped her slip into a
coat. Hopefully, that meant they were leaving and pronto.

Approximately
150,000 people lived in Fort Collins, and the one person I didn’t
want to bump into ever, let alone with Sarah, was peering down at us.

“Hello,”
was all I could force out.

Meg’s
gaze wandered over Sarah’s face and upper body before settling on
me. “What happened to only drinking at home?” She crossed her
arms.

“I’m
afraid I’m a bad influence.” Sarah came to my defense.

“I
see.” An older man tugged on Meg’s arm. She wore a tight
dress—not her usual jeans and J. Crew sweater. And she was with a
man—very unusual. “Have a good night, Lizzie.”
She turned each Z in my name into a weapon. “Oh, I’ll be calling
you to discuss that financial situation you brought up last time.”
She gave Sarah a final glare and rolled her eyes. Red-hot anger raged
through my mind and body as I clamped my lips together to keep
everything bottled inside. How dare she treat Sarah so flippantly?

I
counted to ten before I said, “I’m so sorry.”

Sarah’s
eyes darted across the room to where Meg and her companion were
exiting into the darkness. “Is she a friend?”

I
snorted. “Former ...” I’d been about to say girlfriend, but
instead added, “acquaintance.”

“I’d
use another word for her.”

I
let out a rush of air. “Really? What would that be?”

* * * * *

Each
heartbeat leads Joss closer a shocking truth that will change
everything.

Joss
Olstad wins the fight to switch from her private school to a public
high to “find her pieces” she lost when the Indian artist father
she never knew died. There, Joss struggles with a slutty friend, who
flirts with her new love; Indian Culture Club girls who press her on
her past, as well as her stoner mother’s lies back at home. Armed
only with her handmade heart boxes that hold private messages, Joss’s
search for identity leads her to a scary industrial section of
Queens, and a shocking family secret that changes everything.

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An ancient prophecy. A doorway
between realities. A woman destined to save a world—or destroy it.

When Kate Ryan discovers an
ancient artifact at a dig site, her life is changed forever. Swept across the
boundaries of dimension, she’s plunged into an alternate world of magic,
shape-shifting cats—and a prophecy calling for her death at the hands of the
Guardian.

Draven, Guardian of Telesma,
took an oath to kill the Outsider whom the legend warns will destroy his world.
He hesitates as his attraction to this woman proves stronger than his sense of
duty. Now he must protect his sworn enemy against his own people as he
struggles to prove the prophecy wrong.

Kate faces an impossible
choice. Stay and try to save those who refuse to accept her, or turn her back
on them and the man who’s captured her heart? If she makes the wrong decision,
will it bring about their destruction?

Friday, December 4, 2015

1. I've had a good writing week. I finished a novella just before Thanksgiving and now I've started on another. I hope to have it done before Christmas.

2. Thank you to everyone who gave Lovelorn Spirits a shout-out last week. I didn't call on anyone to do so since it was going to be a crazy week for me and I wouldn't be online, but you guys amaze me. Cookies for everyone!

3. I met my Goodreads reading challenge goal! Yay! 100 books. My Kindle is heavy with several new ones that I've won lately too. I hope to get at least five or six more books read and reviewed before the year is out.

4. This evening we're going to Santa's Workshop at my son's school. We'll have dinner with other children and Santa. Then we'll make crafts and decorate cookies. To double our fun, the Krampus parade is on Saturday evening and the weather promises to be awesome. (Click on the link to see how cool it looks. My son isn't afraid of them at all!)

5. The big news in the Rains household this week is we adopted two cats from the local animal shelter. Thunder and Kelsey bonded while at the shelter, and they didn't want to separate them. Who can resist this adorable two-for-one deal? Thunder is only a year old and has the energy of a kitten. He's so good with my son. Kelsey is a one-eyed beauty and a sweetie. She's not a lap cat, but she loves her belly rubs.

(My son with Thunder on his leg and Kelsey coming to get a flicking tail!)

Wednesday, December 2, 2015

The Insecure Writer's Support Group (IWSG) is the brilliant idea of Alex J. Cavanaugh. The purpose of the group is to share doubts and insecurities and to encourage one another. Please visit the other participants and share your support. A kind word goes a long way.

Tuesday, December 1, 2015

With
the rift closed for the season and no more monsters to fight, Daelin
Long gets bored as librarian in the podunk town of Settler, Oregon. A
job interview and her brother’s arrival present a tempting
opportunity to escape, until her brother and her best friend, a
ghost, disappear.

While
Daelin searches for them, more mysteries pile up: dead people coming
back to life, portraits of the town founders replaced with strange
white trees, and people on the other side of the rift returning. It’s
impossible. The portal that allows monsters from other universes to
come to Earth is sealed until next summer.

The
Rifters, a secret group protecting our world, believe the troubles
are nothing more than the tantrums of an offended ghost. Daelin
disagrees. If she’s right, the evil hell-bent on destroying Earth
has new technology making the rift more deadly.

Before
the monster summons the next apocalypse, Daelin must find it and
destroy it.

Book
3 in the Rifters series.

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inspiration. She docents at Pine Mountain Observatory in the summers
as a star guide and has a cat with a crush on Mr. Spock. Learn more
at mpaxauthor.com.

Monday, November 30, 2015

Blurb:Dumped at the altar,
Deanna Cameron seeks a fresh start in life. She gets more than she
bargained for after accepting a new job, when an Immortal Guardian sends
her five hundred years into the past. She can't return home and a
magnificent highland warrior accuses her of being a spy.Ian Mackay
knows the beautiful woman who appears in his castle must be a spy. After
all, she's a Cameron, a clan he despises. The powerful magic
surrounding her obstructs his Druid senses, plus he finds he can't stay
away from the temptress. But loving Deanna could come with a price too
high to pay. Will she be the downfall of his clan—or its salvation?

My review: Feeling stuck in a rut, Deanna Cameron jumps at the opportunity for a new job in a different state. Not just any job, but a dream job traveling and reviewing vacation spots. When she is sent five hundred years into the past, all she wants to do is find a way home. Until she meets the gorgeous Highlander Lord, Ian Mackay. Ian believes her to be a spy, but he can't stop his growing feelings for her. Will Deanna destroy his clan or shatter his heart?

An incredible and steamy debut from Cerise Laudine. There's nothing sexier than a Highlander Lord with the courage of a warrior and a big heart. Deanna and Ian found it difficult to resist one another, but even with the sizzling physical connection, their relationship grew from soul more fertile than their desire alone. I sympathized with Deanna right from the beginning as she's left at the altar and must pick up her life on her own. She's smart and brave, and the perfect complement to Ian.

What I loved the most was the world building. We have an awesome modern day corporation and the Highlands of five hundred years ago. I felt like I was there. Plus there are the Immortals. While we learn more about them as the story unfolds, I'm eager to find out even more about them. I can't wait for the next book from Cerise Laudine.

A highly recommended time travel romance.(I was lucky enough to win an ARC in a giveaway last month!)

Wednesday, November 25, 2015

The Paramours - ghost hunting with a kiss.Vivian
Ray does not like working with the suave Miles Walker, but he's the
best medium in the paranormal business. When they are possessed by a
pair of passionate ghosts, Vivian and Miles realize they might have
feelings for one another. But it's difficult to separate their own
emotions apart from the spirits', and Vivian doesn't want to believe
she's in anything more than lust with Miles. There's something much more
dangerous after them, though, and if they can't help the ghosts work
through their past, the investigators could lose their own lives.

This is my favorite of the trilogy. While Nina was sweet and Claire flirty, Vivian is the sharp professional. Pairing her with Miles and having them possessed by amorous spirits was a sure way to get things to explode!

Monday, November 23, 2015

Lucy Hayes has been offered the opportunity of a lifetime – a chance
to go on tour with the UK’s fastest rising rock band, Razes Hell.
Lucy Hayes has been in love with Razes Hell’s frontman, Jason Brooks, for as long as she can
remember. While most women see him only as a rock god, Lucy sees the real Jason. But will that be
enough to make him see her as the adult she is, or is she destined to remain the baby sister of his
best friend forever?
When Lucy bags an invite to join Razes Hell on their Europe and U.S tour, she is under no illusions
about where she fits in Jason’s life. She’s the girl next door, too young to ever catch his attention.
However, when Lucy is the first to notice Jason’s struggle to keep his cocaine addiction in check
while out on the road, the pair grow closer, and Lucy thinks she might be about to make her dreams
come true.
But how can it ever work out? With an age gap against them, not to mention concerned family and
friends stating their opinions, and the media turning something beautiful into something sinister,
they are fighting an impossible battle.
Everybody Knows there’s something between Lucy and Jason, but will their feelings be enough to
keep them afloat, or will their feelings tear apart everything they hold dear?

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Kyra is a self-confessed book-a-holic, and has been since she first learned to read. When she's not
reading, you'll usually find her hanging out in coffee shops with her trusty laptop and/or her friends,
or girling it up at the nearest shopping mall.
Kyra grew up on the South Coast of England and refuses to move away from the seaside which
provides massive inspiration for her novels. Her debut novel, Game On (New Adult Contemporary
Romance), was released in July 2012, and she scored her first Amazon Top 20 listing with her New
Adult novella, If I Let You Go in November.

Friday, November 20, 2015

1. Help put the love back into Lovecraft! Dragon Roost Press is raising funds on Indiegogo to publish Eldritch Embraces. I have a steampunk mytho story in the collection called "What Lay Below." Please consider helping this awesome anthology. These funds include paying the authors!

2. I had two short story acceptances and three rejections in the past few weeks. I've also written a new flash fiction story which my local critique group will tear apart this Saturday. I tried to get a little fancy with this one, trying something new. That's the fun of shorter works. You can experiment with new genres and styles.

3. Next Wednesday, Lovelorn Spirits, the final book of my Paramours trilogy will be released. I'm excited. This is the best one of the three. I've booked a tour for the Paramours the first week of February. It's the month of love, and I do love the paranormal!

4. I've been working hard on the second book of my Totem series. I hope to have it finished in a few days. I've been having a ton of fun writing this one. Of course, any story I can make geek jokes makes me happy.

5. I have a couple of posts scheduled for next week, but I'll be scarce. It's off to visit the in-laws for the American Thanksgiving. I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend, and to my American friends and family, have a happy Thanksgiving.

Wednesday, November 18, 2015

This past weekend, my family and I tried to get a decent portrait. So many pictures. So much chaos.

No one can ever smile at the same time. And if they do, the smiles are creepy or weird. Someone inevitably blinks when the camera clicks. Another person is looking away. Someone's fussing with their hair. Stand still. Put your hands down. Then the frustration sets in. Grumpy faces and sneers. Finally, exhaustion.

This is how I feel when it comes to writing. (Because everything I do, I compare to writing!) Your characters are not going to cooperate. One of them is doing what he's supposed to be doing but then another is off screwing things up. Two people are growling at each other when they're supposed to be a couple. It's especially difficult when you have a big cast of characters. How do you get them to do what they're supposed to do?

Take multiple pictures.

Yup. That's the one and only trick. Keep rewriting until it's right.

Eventually everyone will be looking at the camera, standing still, and smiling nicely. Okay, someone might be fidgeting and there might be an odd twinkle in another person's eye, but the tiny quirks are okay. Keep those. That's what makes it unique.

Monday, November 16, 2015

Blurb:In the far future,
humanity settles the stars, bioengineering its descendants to survive in
a harsh universe. This is the sixth book in the science fiction series,
The Backworlds. A space opera adventure.

The Backworlds hang by a Quantum string, a thread about to snap. Annihilation is coming if Craze can’t stop it.

The
genocidal alien he had trapped breaks free, destroying a ship belonging
to the Backworlds’ oldest enemy, the Fo’wo’s. The murderous alien wants
to overtake the galaxy. The Fo’wo’s want another war.

The
Backworlds’ best chance to survive is to overcome a century of hate and
forge an alliance with the Fo’wo’s. Because of his history with the
alien, Craze is recruited to represent his people. Now he’s the most
hated man in the galaxy.

The looming war will be a holocaust unless Craze can stop it, knowing salvation comes at a price.

My review:A
war hangs over Craze's head. A fearsome alien is poised to destroy the
Backworlds and worlds beyond it. Yet the only hope for victory is for
Craze to forge an alliance with the Fo'wo's. He doesn't know who he
loathes more: them or the alien. His own people hate him for attempting
an alliance and his friends are getting backlash from it. Can Craze bury
his hatred to ally with the Fo'wo's or will their mutual enmity ensure
their decimation?

This is the sixth awesome book in the space
opera series The Backworlds and my favorite so far. I was hooked from
the start, drawn tight with the tension, and holding my breath with the
suspense. Excellent writing with superb characterization and plotting. I
love it that I'm so easily transported into the far future, into the
Backworlds, filled with wonderfully strange beings who all sprang from
human beings.

Each of the characters we have grown with are faced
with immensely difficult choices. My favorites are Rainly and Craze.
Such different paths and yet admirable in their loyalty. Their struggles
pulled at my heartstrings.

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About Me

I'm a writer, blogger, and geek mom. I write paranormal romance and urban fantasy. I love a dark and gritty story. I have four degrees which don't help at all with motherhood, but make me a great Jeopardy player. Member of S.C.I.F.I. and Untethered Realms.